Shake holder



July 29, 1958 E. J. CURRIE 2,845,206

SHAKE HOLDER Filed April 27, 1954 Anne/vim SHAKE HOLDER Eugene J. Currie, Minneapolis, Minn.

ApplicationApril 27, 1954, Serial No. 426,000

1 Claim. (Cl. 224-46) This invention relates to tools for building constructrons.

The common practice in shingling a wall is for the carpenter to be supplied with a bundle of shingles which is placed on the ground or scaflolding near his feet so that he may reach the shingles when necessary. A d sadvantage of this practice is that the carpenter is reqlured to stoop or bend down to pick up a shingle each time he proceeds to fasten one to the wall. This stooping and bending substantially increases the amount of Work which must be performed. In addition, because it is time consuming to be required to constantly stoop to pick up shingles, the carpenter cannot accomplish as much shingling in a period of time as he could if the constant stooping and bending were eliminated.

Therefore with these comments in mind, it is to the solution of these and other problems that my invention is directed along with the inclusion therein of other desirable features.

A general object of my invention is to provide a new and improved tool for building construction which is of simple and inexpensive construction and operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tool for use in building construction for holding construction materials and tools in an accessible location for the workman.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel tool for holding shingles and the like which is readily and easily attachable to and detachable from a shingled wall.

A- further object of my invention is a tool for holding construction materials and the like which will securely grip a shingled wall to which it may be attached to carry heavy loads.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation view of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation view of my invention.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in the accompanying figures, I provide a tool including a receptacle 10 which is made of a heavy gauge, light weight sheet material, such as aluminum. The receptacle 10 has a base 11, a rear side wall 12 and a front side wall 13 which have beaded edges and which define an open-ended interior chamber for receiving and retaining shakes, shingles and other construction materials. The rear side wall 12 extends substantially vertically so as to lie flat against underlying shingle U which is attached to a building wall as by nails. The front side wall 13 may be disposed at a slight angle from the vertical so as to increase the size of the interior chamber of the receptacle 10. The side walls 12 and 13 may be held in fixed relation one to the other and with the base 11 by means of a bracing strip 14 which is fixedly secured to the receptacle 2,845,206 Patented July 29, 1958 "ice for engaging the shingle-fastening nails and for guiding the tongue 16 therebetween.

A depending handle 19 is attached to the receptacle 10, and in the form shown, is attached to the base 11 thereof. A support member 20 is afiixed to the handle 19 and extends into and substantially transversely of the plane of tongue 16 and of the rear side wall 12. The handle 19 and support member 20 are secured to the receptacle so as to maintain the support member 20 in a fixed relation relative to the rear side wall 12.

When the tool is to be used in connection with applying shingles to a building wall, the tongue 16 will be inserted between an overlying shingle O on the building wall and an underlying shingle U on a building wall. The beveled upper edge of the tongue 16 will tend to separate the overlying and underlying shingles to allow the tongue 16 to be easily inserted, and the upwardly converging side portions 18 will engage the shingle-fastening nails to guide the tongue 16 therebetween. The tongue 16 will be securely anchored between the overlying and underlying shingles and will grip the same to support the receptacle 10 on the building wall. Because the tongue 16 and rear side wall 12 lie in substantially the same plane, the tongue 16 when inserted between overlying and underlying shingles on the building wall, will urge the rear side wall 12 toward the underlying shingle U to frictionally engage the same for giving the receptacle 10 additional support for retaining the same on the building wall. The weight of the shakes carried in the receptacle 10 will cause the support member 20 to firmly engage the underlying shingle U and cooperate with the tongue 16 and rear side wall 12 in supporting receptacle 10 on the building wall.

The carpenter may attach the tool to the shingled wall in substantially any location to maintain a supply of shingles at waist level or in some other easily accessible position. As the work of shingling the wall progresses,

* is of simple and inexpensive construction and operation.

It will also be seen that I have provided a novel tool for use in building construction for holding construction materials and tools in an easily accessible location for the workman. It will also be seen that I have provided an improved tool for holding construction material and the like which will securely grip a shingled wall to carry heavy loads and which is readily and easily attached to and detached from the shingled wall.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of my invention which consists of the matter shown and described herein and set forth in the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A tool for use with a building wall having overlapped shingles attached thereto, said tool comprising a receptacle having a base and having side walls including a rear side wall and defining an interior chamber for receiving and retaining construction materials, an upstanding tongue fixedly formed integrally with and lying in the plane of said rear wall to be inserted between an 3 4 overlying shingle and an underlying shingle of such a References Cited in the file of this patent wall to be gripped thereby and for urging said rear wall U TED STATES PATENTS into engagement With the underlying shingle, and a de- 236 587 Hoemer Jan H 0 pending handle fixedly secur d to Said receptacle in r 472 33 B k i h Apr 12 l92 spaced relation with the rear wall thereof and having a 753531 Adams 1 1904 support member thereon and extending transversfily thew 1, 43l1s3 L ni Sept. 20, 1927 of into the plane of said tongue and transversely thereto for engaging the building Wall to cooperate with said FOREIGN PATENTS tongue in supporting said receptacle on the buliding wall. 779,845 France I an. 19, 1935 

